CGAP, Symbiotics Partner to Monitor COVID-19’s Impact on Microfinance

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 16, 2020 – CGAP and Symbiotics today launched a partnership to track and analyze the performance of hundreds of...

Gateway Academy Merges with Digital Frontiers to Strengthen Capacity Building Initiatives

Gateway Academy, the digital learning platform for financial inclusion incubated by the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), is merging with Digital Frontiers, a globally recognized non-profit that focuses on capacity building for the development community

CGAP Launches Global Microfinance Survey to Inform COVID-19 Response

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 1, 2020 | CGAP today launched a monthly survey of microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world. The survey is intended to...

CGAP's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 16, 2020 – As we endure an unprecedented global health pandemic, CGAP is holding in mind the impact of the COVID-19 virus on...

CGAP & Pensaar Design Partner with Cashkumar to Study Data Privacy

CGAP will partner with Cashkumar and Pensaar Designto explore how much low-income people value their data privacy.

CGAP Pays Tribute to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, K.C.M.G., the Founder of BRAC and Former CGAP Board Member

Abed was instrumental in shaping CGAP and remains an inspiration in combating poverty WASHINGTON, D.C. December 21, 2019 - Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, K.C.M...

Open Data, Smart Investments Needed for Fintech to Serve Needs of the Poor in the digital economy

CGAP CEO Greta Bull Addresses Afro-Asian Fintech Festival NAIROBI, Kenya, July 15, 2019 Financial technologies are playing an outsized role in...

CGAP CEO Speech on Fintech and Financial Inclusion at Afro-Asian Fintech Festival

FINTECH AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION Greta Bull, CGAP CEO Address to Afro-Asian Fintech Festival July 15, 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Good afternoon. My job here...

Jason Lamb of Gates Foundation Named New Chair of CGAP’s Executive Committee

CGAP CEO calls for renewed focus on retail credit to support growth and jobs for the poor BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 22, 2019 - Jason Lamb from the Bill &...

CGAP CEO Greta Bull Highlights the Credit Puzzle in Her Speech at Annual Meeting

CGAP CEO Greta Bull's address to the 2019 CGAP Council of Governors Annual Meeting in Beirut, Lebanon.